[OS X] MacBook Pro Retina LAN gaming (Borderlands 2)

codythekid · Dec 1, 2012, 05:43 PM

One of my friends and I have both have a MacBook Pro with Retina, and we are trying to play a game through steam together (Borderlands 2). My internet is very slow however, and I was wondering if there is any way to simply play over the WLAN that the MacBook projects out itself in the absence of an internet source when using applications such as AirDrop. We are in the same room and there just seems like there has to be a better/faster way than going through the router, since it is so slow it keeps throwing me out of the game. I tried using Hamachi, but I didn't really get anywhere with that. If this is not possible is there any way to just link the computers together with some sort of thunderbolt cable, since there is no ethernet cable and I would like to avoid buying an adapter.

codythekid · Dec 2, 2012, 09:54 AM

Thanks everyone for your help...

But I figured it out finally. So for future people trying to figure this out:

If you go up to the wifi icon on the menu bar at the top of the screen, one of the two players can make a "ad hoc computer-to-computer network" by clicking "create network."

Then the other person joins that network at the bottom of their list of networks.

Then start up both games and change Network options to LAN.

Finally click find game and click on the persons character.

thomasjcq · Dec 5, 2012, 05:01 AM

Hello,
I was trying to do the same thing with my girlfriend but it didn't work..
We got 2 macbook, I set up a computer-to-computer network just like you did, then she joins the network and we launch the game through our 2 steam accounts in offline mode.
We both set up the game settings to "LAN" but then we didn't see each other.
I think the problem might come from the "Sharing" settings in "System Preferences".
What are your settings? Did you turn on "File Sharing" or anything else?
Thanks!

edddeduck · Dec 5, 2012, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomasjcq

Hello,
I was trying to do the same thing with my girlfriend but it didn't work..
We got 2 macbook, I set up a computer-to-computer network just like you did, then she joins the network and we launch the game through our 2 steam accounts in offline mode.
We both set up the game settings to "LAN" but then we didn't see each other.
I think the problem might come from the "Sharing" settings in "System Preferences".
What are your settings? Did you turn on "File Sharing" or anything else?
Thanks!

Sharing does not matter you just need to be on the same wifi network.

Edwin

thomasjcq · Dec 5, 2012, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edddeduck

Sharing does not matter you just need to be on the same wifi network.

Well that's weird cause I did the exact same thing than Codythekid and it didn't work... I'll try agin.

edddeduck · Dec 5, 2012, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomasjcq

Well that's weird cause I did the exact same thing than Codythekid and it didn't work... I'll try agin.

If you have a wifi in your house just make sure you are both on the same wifi you only need to use adhoc if you don't have a wifi network to start with.

Good Luck!

Edwin

thomasjcq · Dec 5, 2012, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edddeduck

If you have a wifi in your house just make sure you are both on the same wifi you only need to use adhoc if you don't have a wifi network to start with.
Edwin

The whole point is I don't have any decent wifi at my place, that's why I'm trying to set up the adhoc newtwork...
Otherwise do you know if it could work with an ethernet cable from a macbook to the other?

edddeduck · Dec 5, 2012, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomasjcq

The whole point is I don't have any decent wifi at my place, that's why I'm trying to set up the adhoc newtwork...
Otherwise do you know if it could work with an ethernet cable from a macbook to the other?

Ethernet should be fine (as would firewire network cables). I have not tested as I don't own a copy but in theory they all work in the same way.

Edwin

thomasjcq · Dec 5, 2012, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edddeduck

Ethernet should be fine (as would firewire network cables). I have not tested as I don't own a copy but in theory they all work in the same way.

I don't have a firewire port on my macbook. If adhoc network still doesn't work I'll try ethernet.
Thanks a lot for these answers !

thecukoosnest · Jan 9, 2013, 03:10 PM

I was wondering if anyone has figured out how to do this through Hamachi. It seems like you would need to add a rule to the routing table. Any help would be appreciated.

ScottishCaptain · Jan 10, 2013, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thecukoosnest

I was wondering if anyone has figured out how to do this through Hamachi. It seems like you would need to add a rule to the routing table. Any help would be appreciated.

Or you could, you know, actually buy the game.

There's no reason to use Hamachi unless you pirated it.

-SC

Dec 1, 2012, 05:43 PM	#1
codythekid macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	MacBook Pro Retina LAN gaming (Borderlands 2) One of my friends and I have both have a MacBook Pro with Retina, and we are trying to play a game through steam together (Borderlands 2). My internet is very slow however, and I was wondering if there is any way to simply play over the WLAN that the MacBook projects out itself in the absence of an internet source when using applications such as AirDrop. We are in the same room and there just seems like there has to be a better/faster way than going through the router, since it is so slow it keeps throwing me out of the game. I tried using Hamachi, but I didn't really get anywhere with that. If this is not possible is there any way to just link the computers together with some sort of thunderbolt cable, since there is no ethernet cable and I would like to avoid buying an adapter.
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codythekid Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Figured it out! Thanks everyone for your help... But I figured it out finally. So for future people trying to figure this out: If you go up to the wifi icon on the menu bar at the top of the screen, one of the two players can make a "ad hoc computer-to-computer network" by clicking "create network." Then the other person joins that network at the bottom of their list of networks. Then start up both games and change Network options to LAN. Finally click find game and click on the persons character.
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Dec 5, 2012, 05:01 AM	#3
thomasjcq macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Hello, I was trying to do the same thing with my girlfriend but it didn't work.. We got 2 macbook, I set up a computer-to-computer network just like you did, then she joins the network and we launch the game through our 2 steam accounts in offline mode. We both set up the game settings to "LAN" but then we didn't see each other. I think the problem might come from the "Sharing" settings in "System Preferences". What are your settings? Did you turn on "File Sharing" or anything else? Thanks!
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Jan 9, 2013, 03:10 PM	#10
thecukoosnest macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	I was wondering if anyone has figured out how to do this through Hamachi. It seems like you would need to add a rule to the routing table. Any help would be appreciated.
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